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Substituting depth for breadth, the concentration's requirements, Goldfard argues, are the department's effort to systematically and rigorously confront common human beliefs and perceptions without the limitation of forcing these ideas into distinct periods. While the actual requirements are not excessive--only six courses--many concentrators resent the required logic course because the material is too technical. "It was mathematics, not humanities. We just learned to work with mathematical systems and equations," James L. Matory '82, who switched from Philosophy to Social Anthropology after one semester, says. Although he readily admits that students experienced in math tend...
...sense of moral cynicism among its students, it must not merely offer courses; it will have to demonstrate its own commitment to principled behavior by making a serious effort to deal with the ethical aspects of its investment policies, its employment practices, and the other moral dilemmas that inevitably confront every educational institution...
...litany of U.S. economic woes at times seems endless. Week after week, interest rates crack new records; home owners face 17% mortgages, and companies confront 20% business loans. Energy, the oxygen of industrial life, has become so costly and politically controlled that the U.S. can no longer be certain of enough fuel to keep its factories running and homes heated. The output of goods per hour worked has stagnated. From 1948 to 1973, the productivity of American employees increased 2.9% annually, thus permitting steadily higher real wages and higher standards of living. Last year productivity dropped .9%. The real median...
...transformations in cities and companies, in living place and work place, will be on a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution. No amount of rhetoric, false promises, or chases after demons of whatever stripe will help to confront this transformation. Increases in living standards will be moderate, and growth will be slower...
Meyer showed her patient and methodical baseline style early in the match to earn a hard-fought 7-5 first set with, but the captain's fortunates changed quickly in the second set as she was unable to confront Lisa Silverstein's corner-to-corner game plan. Forced out of position, Meyer could not slow down Silverstein's dominating pace, and fell...